Holder for yarn or cord



July 29, 1941.

M. L. GRIFFIS HOLDER FOR YARN OR CORD Filed Oct. 28, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F 6 Ver) A. @717 203 Inventor A i iorney M. L. GRIFFIS HOLDER FOR YARN OR 00120 7 July 29, 1941.

Filed Oct. 28, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l Inventor Mar/e A. Gr/ffl's A iiorney. Y

Patented July 29, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOLDER FOR. YARN R CORD Merle L. Griflis, Vienna, Ohio Application October 28, 1940, Serial No. 363,223

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for holding yarn, cord or the like, the general object of the invention being to provide a collapsible device which can be easily and quickly set up to hold a ball of yarn or the like so that the yarn or cord can be readily pulled from the ball within the device, the device when collapsed being of small size so that it can be located in a small place.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device showing the same in operative position.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view showing the device collapsed.

Figure 5 is a detail view showing the upper end of one of the upright members.

As shown in these views the device comprises a base A and a plurality of uprights B. The base A is preferably formed of a single piece of wire bent to provide a ring-shaped hub I having arms 2 radiating therefrom, the arms being formed of loops which are closed for the major portion of their length but have the loops open at their outer ends to form the eyes 4, a small circular plate 5 being fastened to the hub and extending over the inner ends of the arms, this plate being useful for bearing'indicia of any suitable kind. Each upright member is of inverted U-shape with the limbs converging upwardly and at the lower end of each limb an eye 6 is formed for engaging the eyes 4 of the arms 2. The uprights are so formed that one upright can pass through an opposite upright when the device is collapsed as shown in Figure 4. The .bight 1 of each upright is bowed downwardly and one end is bent to form a projection 8 and the other end is bent to form a loop 9 and. the limbs of each upright curve inwardly at their outer ends as shown more particularly in Figure 2.

When the device is in use, the ball of yarn or cord is placed on the base and then the uprights are swung upwardly and the projection 8 of one upright fits in a loop 9 of an adjacent upright and this holds the uprights in raised position and the curved bights 1 form a ring of closed construction through which the yarn can pass as it comes from the ball.

By slightly raising a bight 1 of one upright the projection 8 can be removed from the loop 9 of the adjacent upright and when all the projections are freed from the loops the uprights can,

be collapsed or folded downwardly as shown in Figure 4 so that the device can occupy but little space when in use and it can be placed in a pocketbook or other small place.

Thus the device can be readily taken from one place to another and the parts are firmly locked together when the device is in operative position and when the uprights are released from each other the ball can be placed in the device or removed therefrom.

A ring I 0 is seated on the base and is connected to the outer portions of the arms inwardly of the eyes 4.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A holder of the class described comprising a base formed of wire and including a hub and radiating arms, each arm being formed in a closed loop having an eye at its outer end, a

. plurality of uprights each of inverted U-shape and having eyes at its lower ends for engaging the eyes of the base, the bights of the uprights being of ancuate shape to form a ring at the top of the holder when the uprights are in upright position, a projection at one end of each bight and a loop at the other end, the projections of the uprights engaging the loops thereof for holding the uprights together, each upright curving inwardly.

2. A holder of the class described comprising a base formed of wire and including a hub and radiating arms, each arm being formed in a closed loop having an eye at its outer end, a plurality of uprights each of inverted U-shape and having eyes at its lower ends for engaging the eyes of the base, the bights of the uprights being of arcuate shape to form a ring at the top of the holder when the uprights are in upright position, a projection at one end of each bight and a loop at the other end, the projections of the uprights engaging the loops thereof for holding the uprights together, each upright curving inwardly, a ring connecting the outer portions of the arms of the floase together and a plate covering the hub.

3. A holder of the class described comprising a base including radiating arms; a plurality of 10 

